Few empirical studies have examined the effect of personal values on the importance attached by individuals to training and development in organizations. We argue that personal values play an important role in decision-making processes (i.e. commitment to training and development) and that such...

David McGuire's student-friendly introduction looks at Human Resource Development on an individual, organisational and societal level analysing how HRD can play a major role in organisational innovation, in developing communities and society and in operating on a cross-national and international...

Purpose: This study aims to explore how Watkins and Marsick’s learning organization framework was enacted in the practices, structures and policies of non-chain US restaurants. Design/methodology/approach: Data from this multiple-site case study were collected from 52 employees in three...